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The Atlantic Cities | The Urbanist Case for Keeping D.C.’s Height Restrictions
"The argument that a limit on building height restricts housing supply and thus leads to higher prices is essentially the same argument made against Portland’s urban growth boundary. In both cases, it’s hogwash: if affordability were closely [...]
YES! | 7 Reasons Bikes Are for Everyone—Not Just “Cyclists”
It turns out there are Cascadians who, like Copenhageners, would like to get from A to B on their bikes but don’t ever want to ride a "century." (They might not even care to know what a century ride is.) That’s fine. You don’t have to identify [...]
SustainableCityNetwork.com | Banning Plastic Bags: Does It Really Work?
There are slightly different versions of the plastic bag ordinance depending on the municipality, but for the most part, the concept is the same. Grocery stores and retailers are prohibited from distributing plastic bags at the register. They are [...]
The Atlantic | A September 11th Catastrophe You’ve Probably Never Heard About
An interior view of the plutonium processing facility at Rocky Flats. (Library of Congress) "On September 11, 1957, 55 years ago tomorrow, a national catastrophe was unfolding, one you likely have never heard about before. At the Rocky Flats [...]
CU Boulder Student Featured in DNC Video
CU student Ryan Case presents his story to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in this video: Here's a link to the video for Blue Line email subscribers.
The Atlantic Cities | The Anti-Environmentalist Roots of the Agenda 21 Conspiracy Theory
"When Fort Collins, Colorado, was looking to replace its system of private garbage collectors with a municipal system, numerous voices decried the influence of the UN’s tentacles in municipal waste disposal." Read the entire article at the [...]
Joe Shoemaker
Joe Shoemaker (Greenway Foundation) Joe Shoemaker, a leader in reclaiming river and creek corridors, passed away on August 13, 2012 in Denver. Joe was an inspiration for many in Boulder who worked on the first Boulder Creek Plan including [...]
Free Range Longmont | Becoming a citizen
"I was able to work, collect a paycheck, pay taxes, help sustain the economy, and pretty much anything else most U.S. Citizens can do except vote and serve on a jury (well not that serving on a jury is a passion). It was always in the back of my [...]
The Atlantic Cities | The Limits of Density
"There can be no doubt that density has its advantages. In general, denser cities are more productive, more innovative, and more energy efficient. But only up to a point. The key function of a city is to enable exchange, interaction, and the [...]
Rutgers | Cycling to work in 90 large American cities: new evidence on the role of bike paths and lanes
"ities with a greater supply of bike paths and lanes have significantly higher bike commute rates—even when controlling for land use, climate, socioeconomic factors, gasoline prices, public transport supply, and cycling safety. ... Our results are [...]
